First names in Hebrew

First name Ron: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רון

Gematria value: 256

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ron is written רון

Ron is short for Ronald.

Meaning and origin

What does Ron mean?

Meaning: "the ruler who takes counsel"
Origin: Old Norse

Ronald comes from the Old Norse Rögnvaldr, through Scotland, made of regin, "counsel, advice", and valdr, "ruler": "the one who rules by counsel". It was among the most given boys' names in America in the 1940s and 1950s. Ron and Ronnie are its short forms.

Gematria

Ron = 256

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. רון has 3 letters:

• רthe letter Resh200
• וthe letter Vav6
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total256

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Ron, from ר to ן:

רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן הִנֵּה הִנָּם וְלִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם מְבַשֵּׂר אֶתֵּן׃

“First to Zion: Behold, here they are! And to Jerusalem I will give a bearer of good news.”

Isaiah 41:27

The book of your first name

Ron, in nine pages

• Ron, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Ron
• Ron, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Ron in three answers

How do you write Ron in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ron is written רון. Ron is short for Ronald.

What is the gematria value of Ron?
Written רון, Ron is worth 256: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Ron mean?
The ruler who takes counsel (origin: Old Norse). Ronald comes from the Old Norse Rögnvaldr, through Scotland, made of regin, "counsel, advice", and valdr, "ruler": "the one who rules by counsel". It was among the most given boys' names in America in the 1940s and 1950s. Ron and Ronnie are its short forms.